Paveh
City in Kermanshah province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paveh (Persian: پاوه)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The inhabitants of Paveh are Kurds and speak Hawrami (also:Gorani). They follow the Shafi‘i branch of Sunni Islam. It is in a region called Hawraman.[citation needed]
Paveh
Persian: پاوه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°02′36″N 46°21′18″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kermanshah |
County | Paveh |
District | Central |
Elevation | 1,560 m (5,120 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 25,771 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | +(98)83 |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 19,774 in 5,171 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 23,704 people in 6,723 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 25,771 people in 7,932 households.[2]
The first language spoken by the population in the city is mostly Gorani language, but the language which is used in schools and offices is Persian, the official language of Iran in which almost everyone in the city is fluent.